In an avalanche accident on March 9, 2020 pro skier Nick McNutt was using a Pieps DSP avalanche beacon, which is now believed to have malfunctioned and switched off while McNutt was skiing.

“In the following days I was in disbelief that Nick’s avalanche transceiver had turned off,” ACMG guide Christina Lustenberger, who was present, wrote.

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The Avalanche Center has been observing the conditions and heeds warning. Upwards of 30 inches of snow have fallen in some areas in the Wasatch Mountains.

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